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Businesses Merging With Amentum Credited With Over One-Third of Jacobs Revenue

Defense Daily Staff

Tuesday, December 5th, 2023

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Businesses Merging With Amentum Credited With Over One-Third of Jacobs Revenue

Jacobs’ [J] government contracting and cybersecurity businesses, which are expected to merge with Virginia-based Amentum in 2024, account for more than a third of the revenue at Jacobs, according to material released following the Nov. 21 consolidation announcement. Depending on the way it’s counted, Critical Mission Solutions with the cyber and intelligence business line were responsible for between 34% and 36% of the $16.3 billion in revenue at Dallas-based Jacobs during its 2023 fiscal year, according to a presentation filed last week with the…

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